Daily Archives: September 17, 2003
Way Beyond Lasers
"SonicVision," which opens Oct. 3 at the Hayden Planetarium in New York, is 35 minutes of soaring, churning and immersive visualizations set to a thumping score of techno-electronica and contemporary rock mixed by the recording artist Moby. A recent test … Continue reading
Kiss of Death?
California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante (R) and the Rev. Jesse Jackson chat following a rally at Pacifica of the Valley Hospital September 17, 2003 in Sun Valley, California, to oppose the recall election. California’s political war raged … Continue reading
Mermaid Battered and Humiliated in Denmark
For 90 years, the Little Mermaid statue has looked out longingly at the Baltic Sea from atop a rock in the picturesque harbor. And in the years following Disney’s 1989 film and heavy merchandising, the Little Mermaid has become a … Continue reading
Common Sense
It is hard for those of us who grew up listening to the world as related by Walter Cronkite, and first heard of all of the seminal events in our formative years – the elections, the assassinations, the confrontations, the … Continue reading
Dumb and Dumber – Don’t Kidnap Israelis
Colombian soldiers patrol near the area where alleged members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are thought to be holding hostage eight foreign tourists, including Germans, Britons and Israelis, in Santa Marta on the northern coast, September 16, … Continue reading